Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 4 (of 5): In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773Bruce, James
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Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, Volume 4 (of 5): In the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773
Bruce, James
Egypt -- Description and travel; Ethiopia -- Description and travel; Ethiopia -- History; Natural history -- Ethiopia; Nile River
It was there resolved that Gusho should be Ras, and the other places
were all disposed of. From this time forward the king began to have a
shew of government, no party having testified any sort of discontent
with him; on the contrary, each of the rebel chiefs now waited upon
him separately, and had long conferences with him; but, what bade
fairest to re-establish his authority entirely was, the dissentions
that evidently reigned among the leaders of the rebels themselves,
whom we, however, shall no longer consider as such, not because their
treason had prospered, but because they were now returned to their
duty. It was strongly suspected that a treaty was on foot between
Gusho and Michael, by which the latter, in consideration of a large
sum, was to put the former again in possession of the province of
Tigrè; others again said, that Kefla Yasous, at Ras Michael's desire,
was to be made governor of Tigrè, and to have a large sum of gold,
which Michael was supposed to have concealed there, and which he was
to remit to Gusho, whilst he and Michael were to understand each other
about the government of the province.
Be that as it may, Powussen, on the 4th of June, without any previous
notice given to Gusho, marched into Gondar with a thousand horse,
and, without further ceremony, ordered Ras Michael to be placed upon
a mule, and, joining the rest of his army, who had all struck their
tents, marched away so suddenly to Begemder, that Ozoro Esther, then
residing at the queen her mother's house at Koscam, had scarcely time
to send her old husband a fresh mule, and some supply of necessary
provisions. All the rest of the troops decamped immediately after, the
rains beginning now to be pretty constant, and the soldiers desirous
to be at home. Some of the great men, indeed, remained at Gondar, such
as Ayabdar, Engedan, and others, who had views of preferment. Gusho
took possession of the Ras's house and office; the king's officers
and servants returned to the palace; the places of those that had
fallen in battle were filled, and the whole town began to resume an
appearance of peace, which every one who considered feared would be of
a very short duration.
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